Qualitative vs quantitative methods: Two opposites that make a perfect match

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 566-569

  Abusabha, Rayane ^a,b   Woelfel, Mary Lou ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CAREGIVER; EXPERIENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; GROUP DYNAMICS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; OBJECT RELATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETETICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIETETICS; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0037769483     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50129     Document Type: Article

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